Window screen



Oct, 21, 1930. soNAF-ELT 1,778,986

- WINDOW SCREEN Filed Feb. 12, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 In ventor mzzavw Sb/24 612 A tiorn cy A. SONAFELT Oct. 21, 1930.

WINDOW SCREEN Filed Feb.

. 12, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 A iiorney Patented 1930be I I i l oNrrao sures-11;

ANDREW soNAr LT; or Em OKLAHOMA.

V .wmnovv soREE'nj 7 Application filed'lEebruary 12,1936. 'Seria1"1 I'o. 427,778. I

This invention: relates to window screens ing in full: lines, thewindow screen secured and: more particularly to devices of this charinclosed position and in dotted lines showi acter of the all metal type and has for one ingr'sai d screen swung to open positiom; V.

of its :ObjGCtSitO provide, in f a manner as Refe"rring to the drawing"inr detail the 1 hereinafter set'forth, a window screen'of this reference character lxdtesign'atesgenerally the characterwhich isladaptedto be expeditiously window frame which includes thevertical: side mounted in a Window-framev in a manner to members 2 and 3, the sill fl, thefllipper cross permit'same to swing i'na horizontal plane to' member 5 and the guide strips-6; and 7 se 7 v facilitate washing of the outside of the wine curedon theinner sidesofxthewertical mend-'- dows orfor any other purpose; vhers 2 and 8-respectivel'y in spaced relation Another important object of the invention tothe outer faces thereof.

is toprovide a windowscreen of the character All' ofthe foregoing'is of the usual window set forth which embodies novel means for 'constructionandrforms-no: of thisfin securely-mountingthe screen on the supportvention- The window screen constituting this l5 ing'fralne therefor. r invention comp-rises a rectangulanmetallic Other objects of the inventionare to proframefldesignated generally byitheir eference. f

' videa window screen which will'besimple in numeral 8*anch comprising the verticalside I construction,strong, clurable,i eiiicient in use members 9ian'ol' 10, a lower" crossmember or and which may bemanufactured at low cost. o end bar- 11 and anupper' cross member or end Allof the foregoing and still further obbar 12. The members 9 to 12. inclusive of 70,, jects and advantages of'thei'nventionwill bethe frames are stamped from "flat strips; of come apparent 'from'a-istucly of the follo w.- metal Inamanneritoprovidean intermediate I ing- 'specification-,. taken in I connection :W1th substantialliyztl r-shaped longitudinallyextentlthe: accompanying drawings "wherein like ing projection 13- and-the innermarginal por-f characters ofreference'clesignate corresp0nd-. tion of said; members are folded back upon 1 ing parts throughout "the; several viewsand. themselves as indicatedat 14.

wherein: The outer marginal-portions of the, mem Figural is a vi ew ofa fullzsize screen which here 9 to12 inclusive are rolled back to procorers anv entire window opening, 1 videa comparatively large loop 15 which ext- 7 Figurefz is a view infront elevation showtends entirely around:thexoutermarginal poring' a half size screen which covers only the tion. of the time."

lower portion of a window open-111g: e .v :As Illustrated to advanta ge Eigure 3 is a fragmenta-ryview inifront the drawing; the marginal portions of the elevation on an enlarged scale showing'a corscreen I61 extend in. overlappingrelationfto ner portion of the window screen, themembers 9 'to' 12 inclusive of the frame 8v Figure t is a fragmentary horizontalcross and terminate adjacent the. outer longitudir sectional view taken substantiallyon the line nal extremities of the-Vf shaped projection 13. l-4-of Figure 1, looking downwardly, Elongated clamping plates. or: "strips 1'1 of Figure 5 is a fragmentary horizontal secsubstmitia-llivv :Veshapecl cross section and 9' tional-view taken substantially on the line formedi preferably of metal are: mounted? on 55 of Figure 1 and looking downwardly, the VT-shaped projection 13? withe the, marginal Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional View portion of the screen 16clamped therebe-J taken substantially on the line 6-6 of Fig tween ancl.saidi-clamping strips are'secured ure 3, 1 in position through the m'edium' of istr uckl Figure 7 is a sectional view taken substanout'tonguessor prongs l8:- .which., areub'en't. outtially on the line 7-7 of Figure 3, wandlyifromzthefmembers 9to l2inclusivezon Figure 8 is a detail view in front elevation opposite sides ofv the; projections 13 and are of one of the angular corner reinforcing caps, bent'inlwandly towardz each: other. in'i a'manner' Figure 9 is a View in horizontal section toiexten'daoverthe longitudinal marginalp.01?-

50 taken through the Window frame and showtiomofthaclamping'stripsglfi i 7' Still referring to Figure 6, it will be seen that the tongues or prongs 18 disposed onthe" Vac inner sides 'ofthe clamping strip 17 penetrates the screen 16 and constitutes positive anchoring means therefor. a

As; best illustrated in Figures 1' and 4: of

the drawing, the vertical side members 9 of the screen frame 8 is provided adjacent its upper and lower ends and at a point, ad acent towhere said side membermerges nto the loop portion whenlslots-oriopenings 19 for the passage ofthe loop portiori'ZOof a supporting hinge me1nberf2l whichf'is'se I cured, as at 22 to the vertical side members 7 of the drawings. 1

Angular metallic corner reinforcing caps J 25, see Figures 3 and 8, are mounted on the 3 of the window frame 1. p i The loop 20 of the hinge member 21 encircles theloop'portion 15 of the side member,

of the screenframe 8"has' anchored thereto a swingable hook 23 adapted for engagement withan eye bol't 24 mounted in theaguide strip 6 for securing the screen in closed posicorner portions of the screen frame 8 on one SldG' to ,lend'rigrdity to said frame and strengthen the joint between the members 9 to 12 inclusive thereof. The capsr25 areprovided with rolled outer marginal portions 26- adapted to extend over theadj acent loop portion 15, as clearly seen in Figure 8. Angular oornerplates A are mounted on the corner portions of the frame on the opposite side from the caps 7 5 to further strengthen same and said'plates extend into the loops 15.

As seen in Figure 4c the construction of the hinge members 21 is such that thescreen is supported within the window frame 1 and the outer sides of the loop portion l5 are sub a iallyfiush with the outer sides'of said window frame 1'. i i i V :IIt is believed that the many advantages of a windowi'screen constructed in accordance withthis mventlon w1ll be readily understood and although the preferred embodie ment of theinvention is as illustrated and 7 described, it is to be understood that changes in. the detailsof construction may; behad thereonrtongues-struck out from the oppositesides of the V-shaped projections, a sheet offoraminous material disposed within the frame-and having its marginal portions eX- tending over the V-shaped promotions, certain of said tongues penetrating the foraminousmaterial and constituting means for anchoring same'to, the frame, and substantially -V-shapedclamping strips mounted on'the ll-shaped proj ections in a manner to frictionally clamp the-fora-minous material therebetween, the tongue being bent over the oppositeside portions of the clamping strips and on the frame; r V

2. A" window screen of the character described comprising ametallic frame formed of elongated substantially fiat side and end members rigidly connected together atltheir opposite ends longitudinally extending sub constituting means; for; securing said strips stantially V-shaped projectionformed intermediatethe longitudinal edges of each of the strips, a, sheet of foraminous material disposed Wl'thlll'tll frame and having its marginal port-ionscextending over the'V-shaped projection, substantially V-shaped clamping strips mounted on the V-shaped projection in a manner'to frictional'ly clamp the forami- .nous sheets therebetween, tongues struck out from the side and'end members of the frame on "opposite side oftheV-shaped projection, certain of said tonguespenetratin'ggthe foraminous tsh'eet constituting. epos'it-iv-e means fori anchoring same to theframe; said tongues further' being bent over the; opposite side portions lofthe clamping strip. and constituting means for securing said'strips on the V frame, an integral loop formed on the outer marginal edge of each of the sideand end i members and means for swingingly mountmg theframe ina w1ndow frame comprising the hinge member mounted on said window frame and having a loop portion formed integral thereon extending substantially at right angles thereto and adapted to encircle the .Q

loop portion of one or the side members of the screen frame. 1 i i v r In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. 1

ANDREW 'SONAFELT.

whichwill fall within the scope of the inven-J V i 1 tion as'claimed. r Having thus described Iiclaim as new'is: "111. A window screen 0 I scribed "comprising ametallic frame formed ofsubstantiallyifiat elongated strips secured togethenat their opposite ends and having longitudinally extending substantially V:-

my invention, what" the character deshaped "intermediate: projections 3 formed 

